Horseshoes and Hand Grenades

I don’t normally dig on weapon imagery, but the label on the 473mL cans of Rainhard Brewing’s Horseshoes and Hand Grenades is pretty cool and a great nod to the classic idiom. The Torontonian beer, brewed with El Dorado and Strata hops, clocks in at 6.5%. It’s a clear, golden ale with a lively off-white head.

H&H has sweet citrus and just a bit of pine on the nose. The flavour is quite mild. It’s sweet on the front end, with ample juiciness. The back end has a lick of bitterness, manifesting in evergreen and grapefruit.

According to the copy on Rainhard’s website, H&H was intended to be a hybrid of the East and West Coast IPA styles. The beer ain’t a bad attempt at that lofty goal, as it features the clarity and pine of a WC brew and the juiciness of an EC ale. However, I’d like for it to be a biiiiit more robust and stronger, with a little more depth of flavour. Still, it’s an easy-drinking and undeniably enjoyable brew.

Rating: 7.5 out of 10.